PSYC 4008 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Double Aspect, Monism, Experimental Psychology
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To the point where psychology is considered a science. Trained as physician but never practiced medicine. Son and grandson and great grandson of german minister very devout. Considered to be one of the ugliest people in the disciple of psychology. Worked at the same university his whole life leipzig (important) Went to med school there, got a job there and stayed the rest of his life (70 years) When he got md, he decided he wanted to train himself in some additional science and move away from biology and become more involved in math and physics and chemistry. When you consider perceptual things, if you begin to investigate, you see through experimentation, there is highly predictable outcome for applying a stimulus. There is a reliable relationship between the physical realm and mental experience. Manipulation of physical stimulation and when does a mental event happen. R stands for german reiz related to stimulus intensity. Delta r is determined by the jnd.
